Head and Neck
About this class
Learn how head and neck specialists use ultrasound in their everyday practice.
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Overview
We are pleased to welcome you to GE's dedicated website for head and neck ultrasound clinicians.
We want to make it simple for you to access clinically relevant information that can help you successfully incorporate ultrasound into your practice or continue your search for topics to help advance your knowledge. This is a site designed specifically for you, the head and neck clinician, to provide one-stop access to ultrasound information.
We hope you find this site valuable. Please contact us if there are other topics that you'd like added to this site.
Sincerely,
Your GE Healthcare Education Team
Products
Exceptional images. Expert tools. Versatile designs. GE Healthcare's portfolio of ultrasound systems help you care for patients.
Venue* 50
The Venue* 50 ultrasound offers an intuitive user experience in a simple, fast and precise tablet.
LOGIQ S7 with XDclear
Amazing versatility across multiple clinical specialties and applications.
NextGen LOGIQ e
The NextGen LOGIQ e Ultrasound offers console performance, with crisp images in a portable format that's simple, fast and precise.
LOGIQ S8 with XDClear
The balance of price and performance in a lightweight, portable design.
LOGIQ P9
Simple Fast Precise.
Empowering Point of Care.
LOGIQ* E9 with XD clear
Use expert tools to help achieve extraordinary images and easy workflow with the flagship LOGIQ E9.
Resources
The following organizations, books and websites have been gathered to provide you with a breadth of options for professional support and ongoing education.
Societies
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
- The Endocrine Society
- American Thyroid Association
- American College of Surgeons
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American Head and Neck Society
- American Society of Cytopathology
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Credentialing / Accreditation
- Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU)
- Ultrasound Practice Accreditation American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
- Credentialing for ENT/Head-and-Neck Surgeons, Otolaryngologists American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Education Webplaces
Books
- Head and Neck Ultrasonography. Lisa Orloff, MD. Plural Publishing
- Ultrasound of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. Sofferman, Robert and Ahuja, Anil T. Springer Publishing.
- Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands, 2nd Edition. Gregory W. Randolph. Elsevier Publishing.
- Atlas of Head and Neck Ultrasound. Heinrich Iro, Alessandro Bozzato, Johannes Zenk. Theime Publishing.
- Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA. Baskin, Sr., H. Jack; Duick, Daniel S.; Levine, Robert A. (Eds.). Springer Publishing.
- Fine Needle Aspiration Practice Survey. Pathology Case Reviews 2013 (in press) Jakowski JD and Powers CN.
- Lymph Node Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: Two Case Reports Addressing the Approach to Non-palpable Targets for Biopsy and Factors that Affect Sonographic Image Quality. Pathology Case Reviews 2013 (in press) Jakowski JD, Kraft AO, Powers CN.
- Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided FNA, Third Edition. Baskin, Duick and Levine.
eLearning
The following educational information is tailored specifically to the use of ultrasound for head and neck clinicians, and can be found online. To obtain more information about any of the topics listed below, click on the web site link provided.
DVD Programs (Fees may be assessed.)
- Introduction to Thyroid Sonography DVD
- Thyroid Pathology and Ultrasound-Guided Intervention DVD
- Biopsying the Thyroid, Parathyroid and Cervical Lymph Nodes DVD
- UGFNA of the Thyroid: Tips and Techniques by Dr. Anagh Vora
- UGFNA Tips and Techniques: Training Video
Tutorials (Fees may be assessed.)
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Courses
We've identified the following ultrasound courses designed specifically for head and neck specialists. To obtain more information about the courses listed below, click on the web site link provided.
Endocrine Society Annual Meeting Preconference - Introductory Hands-on Thyroid Ultrasound Workshop
Date and location to be announced
View the course web site to register.AACE/ACE Advanced Neck Ultrasound Training Course
September 9-10, 2017
Ft. Worth, Texas
View the course website to register.American Society of Cytopathology Annual Meeting Ultrasound Mini-courses Thyroid Ultrasound-Guided FNA
November, 2017
Phoenix, Arizona
View the course website to register.Endocrine Neck Ultrasound 2017 with Hands-On Practicum
October 18, 2017
Victoria, BC Canada
View the course website for more information.Major Meetings
The Endocrine Society
March 17-20, 2018
Chicago, Illinois
View website to register.College of American Pathologists
October 8-11, 2017
Gaylord National, Maryland
View website to register.American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
September 10-13, 2017
Chicago, Illinois
View website to register.American Thyroid Association
October 18-22, 2017
Victoria, BC, Canada
October 3-7, 2018
Washington, DC
October 30-November 3, 2019
Chicago, Illinois
View website to register.American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
May 16-20, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts
View website for more information.
Disclaimer
The information on this page is provided for informational purposes only. GE does not endorse any third parties or specific techniques.